The Potential of the Documentary in the Digital (AAE)

The Potential of the Documentary in the Digital (AAE)

(c) Anika Nöhre, Anna Wiehl The Potential of the Documentary in the Digital – or: ′Do i-docs Matter? In this final unit, we consolidate the insights that have emerged from examining the documentary in the digital realm. We revisit a central aspect of documentary...
I-docs, the political and ′civic cultures′ (AAE)

I-docs, the political and ′civic cultures′ (AAE)

Among others, The Quipu Project (UK, Peru 2015, A: Maria Court, Rosemarie Lerner et al., P: Helios Design Labs, Mike Robins)exhibits transformative potential through the cycle of voice giving, listening, and empowerment. This potential is enhanced by the option for...
I-docs as open space documentaries (AAE)

I-docs as open space documentaries (AAE)

Screenshot from Question Bridge: Black Males (USA 2012, A: Chris Johnson, Hank Willis Thomas, Bayeté Ross Smith, Kamal Sinclair, P: Deborah Willis, Jesse Williams, Delroy Lindo, Jon Vidar, Natasha L. Logan, Will Sylvester, Rosa White), a project aimed at promoting...
A zooming into the ′interactive′ II (AAE)

A zooming into the ′interactive′ II (AAE)

In the multi-layered configurations of The Quipu Project, different practices are linked – integrating not only global digital networks but also traditional forms of oral history or – as seen here – communication via telephone. The project focuses on the experiences...
Wiehl: ″′Walk in your own shoes′ (AAE)

Wiehl: ″′Walk in your own shoes′ (AAE)

(c) Anna Wiehl/Anika Nöhre Video Essay Anna Wiehl: ″′Walk in your own shoes′. Dismantling the promise of VR non-fiction as the ultimate empathy machine and fathoming the potential of dis-immersion as critical intervention″ This video-essay focuses on ′new narratives′...